RPC VII.2, 3628

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3628
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Gadara
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year ΓΤ = 303
Dating AD 239/40
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordian
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΟΜΠ, ΓΑΔΑΡΕΩΝ, ΓΤ (in pediment)
Edition Πομπ(ηιέων) Γαδαρέων γτʹ
Translation of the Pompeian Gadarenes, (year) 303
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing Zeus seated left, holding sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.71 g
Axis 7, 10, 11, 12
Reference Spijkerman 90
Specimens 18 (6 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.2471
2 2     L: 1908,0110.2472
3 3     L: 1908,0110.2470
4 4     P: Y 23879.313
5 5     NY: 1944.100.69370 SNG 1339
6 6     NY: 1944.100.69371 SNG 1340
7 7     Beirut-AUB: C1648
8 8     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 99
9 9     J-SBF Spijkerman 90/1
10 10     J-SBF Spijkerman 90/2
11 11     C. Rhodes coll. = CNG EA 339, 19 Nov. 2014, lot 287
12 12     C. Rhodes coll. = Rauch E-16, 13 Dec. 2014, lot 5156
13 13     CNG EA 355, 15 July 2015, lot 327
14 14     CNG EA 359, 9 Sept. 2015, lot 185
15 15     CNG EA 426, 8 Aug. 2018, lot 373 = CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 320
16 16     Goldberg 103, 20 Feb. 2018, lot 2144
17 17     Rosenberger IV, 91
18 18     CGT coll.